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Second week of turtle season and the excitement is just beginning

May 10, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association would like to remind everyone that sea turtle nesting season officially began on May 1, and it’s more important than ever to remember to cover...

Profile: Tricia Heaton

May 10, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

■ BY SUE ERWIN Tricia Heaton describes herself as a needlepointing, party throwing, traveling bookworm. An eternal optimist who sees beauty in everything, she almost always has a camera in hand....

Obituary: Joseph H. Head Jr

Holding the hand of his wife, Joseph Henry Head Jr. passed away peacefully at home on April 24, 2019 at the age of 87. Joe Head served in the U.S. Army and was a graduate of The Taft School, Yale...

Obituary: Thomas M. Hauser

Thomas Meskell Hauser, 78, of Boca Grande and Dellwood, Minn., passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on April 24, 2019. Tom was born in Saint Paul, Minn. on August 6, 1940. He graduated from St....

Get your gator permits now, first phase drawing begins May 17

To the Editor: The annual statewide recreational alligator harvest begins August 15, and the application process is a random drawing – so the more choices you make, the better your chances of...

Lit Forum ends season, announces next season’s selections

To the Editor and all of our supporters: More than 200 lovers of fine literature attended the past season’s Literature Forum. Able presenters and discussion leaders, including Pat Agger, Sue...

Thanks to a generous donor, Hope for Haitians goal met

To the Editor: It was another miraculous year for the Haitian people. When we sent a thank you letter to the Boca Beacon editor in mid-April, we said we hoped we would make our goal (50 houses) by...

What does the beach renourishment project mean for our sea turtles?

May 3, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY MARCY SHORTUSE Last week the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Jacksonville announced that some Gasparilla Island beaches in Lee County would be renourished this summer, which initially...

The sea turtles, they are a ’nestin’ – Season began May 1

May 3, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Sea turtle nesting season officially began on May 1, but one anxious loggerhead started the season early and made her nest on Monday, April 29. The first nest of the season was found...

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Second week of turtle season and the excitement is just beginning

Profile: Tricia Heaton

Obituary: Joseph H. Head Jr

Obituary: Thomas M. Hauser

Get your gator permits now, first phase drawing begins May 17

Lit Forum ends season, announces next season’s selections

Thanks to a generous donor, Hope for Haitians goal met

What does the beach renourishment project mean for our sea turtles?

The sea turtles, they are a ’nestin’ – Season began May 1